Cessez-le-feu (2017)
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol

Film Synopsis

Four years after the end of the First World War, Georges Laffont is still coming to terms with the horror of trench warfare, which have left him with permanent psychological scars.  Unable to resume life in France after the war, he fled to Africa where for the past few years he has led the life of a nomad and adventurer.  In 1923, he decides to return to France and rejoin his mother and elder brother Marcel, who, like him, still hasn't recovered from his wartime ordeals.  Badly traumatised by his experiences, Marcel has lost the ability to speak and is being taught sign language by the charming Hélène.  Within a short time of their first meeting, Georges and Hélène discover a strong mutual attraction.  Georges invites her to accompany him on his return to Africa, but she hesitates, unsure whether she is equipped to deal with his inner sickness...